This came as a shock to me last night when I went to check the closing time for Seedcorn applications. The deadline is not close-of-business, it is 1pm! So if you are doing any last minute edits, hurry up.
And good luck.

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The deadline for the all-island SeedCorn competition might seem far away but considering you have to deliver a full Biz plan, it isn’t really.

The first step is to register your interest which just takes a minute. They then send you a link to a guide and to the upload URL for your biz plan.
Deadline for final delivery of Plan is September 26th.
The total prize fund is €280,000 and the prizes are as follows:
- €100,000 for overall Emerging International Company
- €50,000 for overall Emerging Company
- 3 x €20,000 for regional Emerging International Companies
- 3 x €20,000 for regional Emerging Companies
- €10,000 for best venture stemming from a university spin-out or platform programme
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